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‘Mysterious’ giant sandstone jars found in Assam

April 4, 2022698 Views

Researchers have unearthed 65 giant "mysterious" jars in Assam that may have been used for ancient burial practices. The sandstone jars uncovered by a team led by Tilok Thakuria, from North Eastern Hill University in Meghalaya, and Uttam Bathari, from Gauhati University in Assam vary in shape and decoration. Some of the jars are tall and cylindrical, while others are partly or fully buried in the ground, according to the study published in the Journal of Asian Archaeology. Similar jars, some of which span up to three metres high and two metres wide, have previously been uncovered in Laos and Indonesia, researchers said. "We still don't know who made the giant jars or where they lived. It's all a bit of a mystery," said Nicholas Skopal, a PhD student at The Australian Natio...

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Rhino population jumps by 200 at Kaziranga

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March 29, 2022683 Views

The population of one-horned rhinoceros at the Kaziranga National Park has registered an increase of 200, taking the total to 2,613, an official said on Tuesday. The four-day rhino census recorded 903 females, 750 males and 170 of undetermined sex in the adult category of above six years. In the sub-adult category of three to six years, 146 females, 116 males and 103 whose sex could not be determined were found. The park's director Jatindra Sarma said 279 rhinos in the juvenile category (one to three years) and 146 calves (less than one year) were also recorded. During the last census in 2018, 2,413 rhinos were recorded. The census was conducted from March 25 to 28, the official said. Altogether, 64 enumerators, 12 independent observers and 49 media observers participat...

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Kaziranga park sees surge in tourist footfall

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March 20, 2022309 Views

Assam's Kaziranga National Park received over 2.20 lakh visitors in 2021-22, the highest in the last 12 years, and the revenue earned from tourist footfall surpassed Rs 4 crore, according to official data. The number of foreign tourists visiting this UNESCO World Heritage Site has dipped in the last two years owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions. As per data, annual footfall from 2010-11 to 2014-15 ranged from 1 lakh to 1.32 lakh. Between 2015-16 and 2020-21, the number of yearly visitors did not exceed 1.88 lakh. In 2021-22, the park registered as many as 2,20,760 tourists. In terms of revenue, the year 2017-18 recorded maximum earnings at Rs 5,60,66,795. The next two years saw a marginal dip, though the annual earnings remained over Rs 4.80 crore. The rev...

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New vistadome train services to boost tourism in Northeast

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December 19, 2021436 Views

Two more vistadome train services were flagged off in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, aimed at boosting trade and tourism through rail connectivity and promoting the cultural heritage of the northeast. Vistadome coaches are equipped with glass windows and roofs for a better view of scenic landscapes, as well as observation lounges. The new train services between Guwahati-Naharlagun and Naharlagun Tinsukia were flagged off by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at Guwahati Railway Station, and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu at Naharlagun Railway Station in that state. Both locations were connected via video link, a Northeast Frontier (NFR) release said. It added that the existing vistadome service between Guwahati and New Haflong would be exte...

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Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary reopens for tourists

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October 16, 2021256 Views

The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (PWS) in Assam, famed for the one-horned Great Indian Rhinoceros, reopened for tourists from Friday after remaining shut during the monsoon season. Minister and local MLA Piyus Hazarika, who declared it open, and his wife Aimee Baruah took a tour of the sanctuary with jeep and elephant safaris. Roads inside the wildlife park in central Morigaon district, which were damaged due to floods this year, were repaired before reopening, PWS officials said. The 38.85 square km sanctuary has over 100 Great Indian Rhinoceros within a 16 sq km area found suitable for habitation, they said. Besides the rhinoceros, it is home to wild buffaloes, barking deers, hog deers, leopards, different species of snakes, birds and tortoise. Last year, PWS had witnesse...

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Orang National Park to reopen on Thursday, Kaziranga & Manas a day later

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September 29, 20211012 Views

The Orang National Park (ONP) in Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam will reopen for tourists on Thursday after remaining closed for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the monsoon, an official said. While, Kaziranga and Manas national parks will reopen on October 1. All COVID-19 protocols and safety guidelines will be followed for the visitors, ONP Divisional Forest Officer Pradipta Baruah said in a notice. Only a portion of the safari route inside the park will be opened for tourists at present due to the poor condition of roads owing to the recent flood, the DFO said. "The remaining part of the route will be opened after repairing the roads and it will be notified in due course," he added. The national park is located 32 km from Tezpur and 140 km from Gu...

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गुवाहाटी से नामेरी के रास्ते पर आवारा सफर

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August 22, 20211825 Views

रात भर घने जंगल से आती हुई झिंगुरों की आवाजें और फिर सवेरे की रोशनी निकलते ही उन आवाजों की जगह सैकड़ों तरह की चिड़ियाओं की चहचहाट का ले लेना, दिल को सुकून देने के लिए यह कोई कम तो नहीं पिछले कुछ महीनों की ही तरह वह शनिवार भी कुछ खास तरीके से बीतता प्रतीत नहीं हो रहा था। शुक्रवार की रात सोने जाते वक्त जेहन में एक और बैरंग और एकरस दिन बीतने की तैयारी थी। पिछले कुछ समय से या तो मैं व्यस्त हो जा रहा था या फिर मेरी जीवन संगिनी को कोई न कोई काम आ जाता था। लिहाजा हमें निकलने का मौका ही नहीं मिल पा रहा था। फिर अचानक शनिवार की सुबह यह पता चला कि उस रोज हमारी लाइफ पार्टनर को काम पर नहीं जाना था। मैंने भी अपना बचा-खुचा काम छोड़ा और आधे ही घंटे के भीतर हम हाइवे पर थे। हमारे लिए छोटी ही सही लेकिन यह बहुत जरूरी रोड ट्रिप थी। हम गुवाहाटी से नामेरी नेशनल पार्क के लिए निकल पड़े। मेरे लि...

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Dihing Patkai formally inaugurated as National Park

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July 3, 2021633 Views

Assam Minister for Environment and Forest Parimal Suklabaidya on Saturday formally inaugurated the Dihing Patkai National Park. It is a red-letter day for Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts and the state as a whole that the Dihing Patkai has been created as the seventh National Park, the minister said at a function organised here to mark the occasion. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had declared Dihing Patkai as a National Park on June 5 - the World Environment Day- and the official process was completed with the publication of the notification on June 15. The rich floral and faunal diversity of the park, well known for its rainforest, will soon attain the stature of one of the best national parks in the country, the minister said. He called upon everyone to live in compl...

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Assam gets seventh national park, two within a week

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June 9, 2021629 Views

Assam got its seventh national park, two within a week, with a notification declaring Dehing-Patkai as so on Wednesday, state Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said. The Raimona National Park in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) was notified as the sixth such park on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5. The state now has the second highest number of national parks in the country. Madhya Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands have nine national parks each, the minister said in a statement. "The newly created national parks will help boost conservation efforts and also provide fillip to tourism and agriculture sectors," Suklabaidya said. The newest national park, popularly known as Dehing Patkai Rain Forest, has unique floral and faunal div...

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Assam gets sixth national park on world environment day

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June 5, 20211045 Views

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that the Raimona reserve forest in Kokrajhar under the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), bordering Bhutan, has been upgraded as the sixth national park of the state. Announcing this on the occasion of World Environment Day here, the chief minister said that with the new addition, the state now has six national parks. The process to convert Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary into a national park is also under progress, he said. The chief minister said that this was a landmark step in environment conservation and the newly declared national park will be another endeavour by the state to protect its rich flora and fauna. The notification declaring Raimona as a national park has been issued by the environment and fo...